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It started with a dog named Sunny

In 1935, Sunny began accompanying a blind brush maker in Amsterdam to and from the factory where he worked. The 10-month-old Malinois mix was the first graduate of what would become the Koninklijk Nederlands Geleidehonden Fonds – KNGF (Royal Dutch Guide Dog Fund), the first...

A place to renew

As a graduate student, I moved house every year. Even though it was always within a 20-mile radius, packing up all my stuff, coordinating friends to help me lift heavy furniture, loading it and unpacking it all again was not only physically draining, but stressful....

International Community Fair – February, The Hague City Hall 

      Biggest International Community Fair The Feel at Home Fair is the biggest gathering of the international community in the Netherlands. Over 4000 people, representing more than 100 nationalities, come together to share their experience of life in Holland and make connections locally.  The Fair is unique in its variety of...

Modern Dutch Design - ACCESS Magazine 2021

Simple, inventive, original and fun design is an integral part of life in the Netherlands. The country has a long, rich and complex design history, but what exactly is Dutch design and what makes it so special? Daring to be different “It’s not for nothing...

Amsterdam calling

Amsterdam calling: Released on Netflix in April 2022 Dirty Lines tells the story of the development, and the rise and fall of the first phone sex line in Europe.